Police say Weymouth man assaults 5 court officers in Quincy

QUINCY – A 21-year-old Weymouth man on trial in Quincy District Court assaulted five court officers Friday afternoon, sending two of them to the hospital for treatment, Quincy police said.

The assaults happened shortly after 2 p.m. when Christopher Calabro, a criminal defendant, was being escorted by Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office deputies from a courtroom into an elevator, police said.

“Mr. Calabro then attacked the officers. He first head-butted court officer George Haines,” the police report says. “Other court officers then came to his aid and were also assaulted.”

Police said that Calabro was handcuffed during the fracas.

“During the struggle from the elevator to the lock-up area, Mr. Calabro, who was already cuffed, spit directly into the face of court officer Chris Tufo,” the report says.

Two court officers were taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Milton for medical treatment, a spokeswoman with the Massachusetts Trial Court system said.

Quincy police plan to charge Calabro with three counts of assault and battery on a person over 60. Haines is 61 and two of the other court officers assaulted are 61 and 67 years old.

Calabro had been transported to the Quincy court from Bridgewater State Hospital. Quincy police reports say that Calabro is on trial for assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, but Weymouth police Friday afternoon would not release any details about their case against Calabro.

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